Foreign policy of the Yoon Suk Yeol government

In response, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong expressed his displeasure by telling the South Korean ambassador to make “solemn representation” China also expressed “strong dissatisfaction” with Yoon's remarks, calling them “totally unacceptable.”[3] Before his state visit to the UK in November 2023, President Yoon pointed out the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and rules-based maritime order in the South China Sea.

[7] In November 2022, Yoon held a summit with Philippine President Bongbong Marcos and the two countries agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas such as nuclear energy, infrastructure, and national defense.

[10] In October 2024, Yoon paid a two-day state visit to the Philippines at the invitation of President Marcos in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations.

Yoon introduced the K-Silk Road initiative, which focuses on creating a new cooperation model by linking South Korea's innovative capabilities with Central Asia's abundant resources and development potential.

[13] In November 2023, Yoon made a state visit to the United Kingdom to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between South Korea and the UK.

"In September 2023, Yoon mentioned strengthening green growth cooperation between the two countries during a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

[15] In 2023, when Yoon visited Ukraine after the 2023 NATO Summit, the Framework Agreement on the External Economic Development Cooperation Fund was signed between the two countries.

[21] Yoon said at the Korea-Africa Business Summit that South Korea will build important mineral partnerships with major African countries to develop the continent's resources in a mutually beneficial way.

[22] "We [South Korea and Africa] hope to expand mutually beneficial resource cooperation by establishing the Critical Minerals Partnership with major African countries.